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Bridgeman featured in HOW August 2009 issue!

Book Cover Art

Book covers using licensed imagery from Bridgeman Art Library in 2011-12

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What would Lizzie wear?

Published by Running Press, "Austentatious Crochet" walks readers through thirty-six original crochet projects inspired by classic Jane Austen novels. Thirty Bridgeman images were licensed to illustrate this unique book.

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A Conservation Story

How the license of a work for a reprint of a classic American novel led to a conservation project at the Virginia Historical Society.

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Stock Savant
by Ben Pieratt

No budget for original photography or illustration? That's no excuse for using cliche stock images. Designer and stock genius Ben Pieratt shows you how he transforms even the most mundane images into gorgeous, unique collages. (excerpt from HOW magazine, August/2009).

Below, Ben created a collage to represent the concept of 'businessmen shaking hands' using five images from the Bridgeman archive.

To see the full article, visit http://www.howdesign.com/currentissue

All images provided by Bridgeman Art Library. Design by Ben Pierrat. HOW Magazine, August/2009
All images provided by Bridgeman Art Library. Design by Ben Pierrat. HOW Magazine, August/2009